The Evangelist

The World Economic Forum predicts 5mn jobs will be lost before 2020. More skilled workforce will be needed in AI,Robotics, nano technology, 3D printing. And other socio economic factors replace the need for human workers, particularly clerical & manual. But the same technological advancement will also create 2.1mn jobs requiring different / specific skills and competencies. Like China has bought most industrial robots than any other country with the predictability of growth in manufacturing of 150% by 2018. Though skill training in trades like fitter, foremen are more, perhaps apt in Indian scenario until the technology adoption becomes a norm in various industries. Considering the pace, push & scale of Digitization currently happening, the focus will soon be back to manufacturing revolution which India bypassed earlier. i.e redefining Make in India

While maintaining the momentum and ensuring international exposure to candidates ahead of WorldSkills Competition, Abu Dhabi 2017, India Skill Winners were given an opportunity to contest in select skills at the WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Melbourne from 6 th to 8 th October 2016. WorldSkills India participated in 5 skills - Beauty Therapy, Graphic Design Technology, Fashion Technology, Mechatronics and Web Design & Development India was the only country invited to participate and compete alongside WS Australia candidates for 2017. Test module and marking were uniform for both WS India & WS Australia competitors.     Results Summary Sr no. Skill Winner   Score   (100 scale) India Position 1 Mechatronics 84.44 1 2 Graphic Design 72.27 2 3 Web Design 67.96 2 ...

Adding variability into the learning process will enable an individual to progress more effectively and efficiently through the stages of learning.  Skill acquisition is about performing ‘perfect repetition’ in an environment that encourages adaptation and progression by constantly asking different questions of your subconscious system. There are 4 stages of learning and skill acquisition: UNSKILLED-UNCONSCIOUS UNSKILLED-CONSCIOUS SKILLED-CONSCIOUS SKILLED-UNCONSCIOUS Trainers/Experts/Advisors/Coach - are guides to the candidate subconscious systems. The candidate cannot consciously control how their brains shuffle through the adaptive systems of training nor can coaches control the exact way in which their nervous systems process stimuli and the exact mechanical manifestations from that process.  The best that can be done is to put a candidate/individual in an environment that helps to promote the way we want them to adapt. There are four diff...